Try to avoid gaming-specific headsets. I use Beyerdynamic DT880

Just a regular Sennheiser HD 569. I don't like gaming headphones.

I'm using the Moondrop Aria Snow. Not to expensive, and they sound pretty good if you ask me.

I'm using beyerdynamic dt700prox and they're pretty good (with glasses on too)

Sony WH-1000XM4
First couple days I actually got dizzy from the noise canceling, now I can't live without it.
I can't stand wired headphones anymore. They always seem to break somewhere along the cable or connection to the cable, no matter how careful you handle them. I can now also easily listen to music or whatever while doing stuff in the kitchen.

I don't like headphones designed for the gaming market. I use a Sennheiser HD 599 which is a few years old now. Sounds excellent both for music and other activities. Open backs are great for when wearing headphones for long periods; my ears don't get sweaty nor fatigued even when wearing good open-backs for hours on end.

Audio Technica m50x with Bluetooth. I bought them for tracking when recording guitar or just jamming music. They have a flat response so it doesn't add lows or highs or scoop mids. The Bluetooth option works great with pop os and is easy to switch between headphones mode (stereo audio) or headset (mono sound +mic) mode. Never worked on win10 for some reason.

I have a pair of Senheiser HD6xx from Drop.com. It's basically a pair of HD600s with slightly cheaper plastic and bare bones packaging. They have the exact same drivers as the 600s. These cans have been famous for decades with good reason, as they give the perfect balance of low, mid, and high end.

They're a bit pricey at around $230, and you'll also need a great amplifier to power it. You can always go with a decent $99 desktop amp or you can shell out $300 on a high quality DAC+AMP. I have the Audient ID14, and everything sounds FANTASTIC. I can turn up the music super loud and still have head room.

TLDR; Drop.com Senheiser HD6xx with an Audient i14 to power them. Overkill for casual listening, perfect value for audiophiles.

Sennheiser HD 599 Have had em for a couple years, they were my first proper open back headphones and I've fallen in love with them

I use Audio Technica ATH-m50x through a Topping DAC. Honestly really like the Koss Studio headphones as well and that's what I'm looking to pick up. Obviously not better than DT880 or some Sennheiser, but I like to buy cheaper headphones.

I use wired headphones when I need to use headphones.

Sony MDR-7506: I use them because they're affordable, repairable, high quality sound professional studio-grade headphones.

That said, most of the time I stream to my TV using a mini PC and Moonlight/Sunshine, so I just use my speaker system

Sennheiser gaming headset. Classic 3.5mm. The only hassle I have to deal with is the cable.

Logitech G935 here ^

I have the astro A40s. the mixamp doesn't seem to work on arch with both outputs, but you can always get just the headphones without the mixamp.

the A50s are wireless, which implies there's no mix amp

Sony MDR-7506 wired into a Focusrite dac; the tried and true pair that radio stations across the world have used for years and years.

Using a Bose 700 on popOS with bluetooth, works perfectly.

Logitech G Pro X

Grados sr60x

Old Sony HIFI headphones with a microphone added myself.

hyperx cloud silver

Well, I don’t really like headphones, so mostly I’m using my living room stereo like it’s 1987 and I just got my first Amiga.

I do have a Sennheiser DT 990 Pro (3.5 mm TRS) because they’re supposed to sound “neutral” and their main purpose is to aid in audio …“work”… and voice chat. But they’re just fine for gaming, I guess, and have been trouble-free and fairly pleasant to wear (as big headphones go).

@DaisyLee Areopex aftershokz not the best choice for sure, but I'm a fan.

Used to have an Audio Technica ATH-M40x which were amazing, great sound quality for the price, but their plastic kinda broke in both ears eventually and i had them taped together for a while, swapped over to some Phillips SHP9500 which tbh never sounded as good at the audio technica even though they cost about the same

I use a Plantronics headset. Sound quality is important to me, so I decided to try hardware from a company that specializes in voice comms. I found one on sale for a little more than the cost of two movie tickets.

I'm happy with my choice. My headset is smaller and lighter than any "gaming" headset I've ever seen, and strangers regularly compliment my mic clarity when I play team shooters online.

In case you want to try something similar, Jabra is another brand in that space.

I’m using a Sennheiser HD598 and a Blue Snowball for a usb mic - had great success with both!

Anything I can find usually, rn some razer electra v2's

People always say to avoid gaming headphones, but gaming headphones are often the only ones made with built-in external mics. If I'm gaming, I need at least a decent mic. Internal headphone mics aint going to cut it, they are omnidirectional and have terrible quality.

Sure you can get the perfect set up with some high quality headphones and a separate recording setup but there are issues with this. Boom mics are the highest quality of course but they take up a ton of space and are unsightly. You need to get the perfect length of boom and hold it close to your face at all times... it's necessary for content creation but not practical for everyday playing. There are "mod mics" you can attach to the side of your headphones, but there is only one company that makes them (Antlion) and both of their products in this line are terrible. I've had nothing but issues and they are not cheap.

So in the end I settled for the Sony Inzone headphones and they are fine. They are ugly as sin and the sound quality is obviously lacking, but it's way better than most in the category. You can connect via Bluetooth but the dongle works OOTB on Linux. The headphones are poor without a firmware update, and that needs a Windows VM and it's a bit tricky. The update will disable the USB device at points, so you will need to re-enable the USB passthrough when this happens. Pretty easy to do with GNOME-Boxes.

AKG K371 + Qudelix 5k (for when I want BT support) with PEQ using pipewire built in eq (although this model doesn't require it).

I may get a pair of Audeze Maxwell down the line, although I'm not sure if the 2.4Ghz wireless is supported on Linux.

When I need a microphone I use my Cloud Alpha S, but most of the time I use my Letshuoer S12 with a CX-31993 and in the future I plan on getting an Audio Technica ATH-R70x.

If you want wireless, you could always get a good pair of headphones and pair them with either the FiiO BTR5 or the Qudelix5k.

Gaming headphones are pretty bad, generally. I use Beyerdynamic DT-880s.

Sennheiser HD 650 and I love them